Air Weapons

US F-16s to be equipped with AGM-158C LRASM

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The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has revealed its intention to grant a contract to Lockheed Martin for...

Saab awarded contract for TAURUS KEPD 350 sub-components

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Saab has been awarded a contract for the maintenance and modernization of the TAURUS KEPD 350 air-launched cruise missile....

Japan to procure 1,200 AIM-120 AMRAAMs

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The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to Japan which includes AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range...

Netherlands to acquire JASSM-ER cruise missiles for F-35 fleet

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The Netherlands has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) agreement with the United States to purchase Lockheed...

Royal Navy to acquire additional Martlet missiles for Wildcat fleet

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The Royal Navy will take delivery of additional Martlet Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) systems for its Wildcat multi-role helicopters as...

Belgium to equip its F-35 fleet with StormBreaker glide bombs

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The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Belgium of Raytheon's GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bombs and...

US approves sale of Hellfire, APKWS missiles to Czech Republic

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The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Czech Republic of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles...

Germany to equip Eurofighter fleet with Brimstone missiles

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MBDA has been awarded a contract by the German Bundeswehr to produce and deliver Brimstone 3 air-launched precision strike missiles...

Poland signs JASSM-ER missile contract with US

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Poland has signed a $735 million contract with the US for the supply of AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff...

German Typhoons to be equipped with Brimstone missiles

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The Luftwaffe has announced plans to equip its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft with Brimstone air-launched ground attack missiles. The procurement...

Raytheon’s HALO missile passes technical review

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Raytheon, an RTX business, has effectively concluded a technical evaluation and a prototype fit-check during the initial stage of...

Lockheed Martin successfully test-fires Spike NLOS from Apache

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Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted a live-fire test of eight Spike NLOS all-up rounds (AURs) from the AH-64E Apache...

Northrop Grumman to deliver new strike missile capability

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The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract worth approximately $705 million to deliver the Stand-in...

Elbit Systems awarded contract to supply SkyStriker loitering munitions

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An undisclosed European country has awarded Elbit Systems a contract worth $95 million to supply them with SkyStriker loitering...

Funding boost for MBDA’s SPEAR-EW

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MBDA has been granted extra funding by the UK Ministry of Defence to speed up the development of the...

US Air Force tests next-generation AMRAAM missile

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A successful flight test of the AIM-120C-8, the latest international variant of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) developed...

Raytheon wins US Navy contract for AIM-9X missiles

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Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a $264 million modification contract from the United States Navy to produce and deliver...

Greece to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles from Israel

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Greece has recently finalized a deal with Israel to purchase anti-tank Spike missiles for its army and navy. The...

U.S. Air Force to receive 1,500 StormBreaker smart weapons

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The Pentagon has recently awarded Raytheon Technologies a $320 million contract to produce and deliver 1,500 StormBreaker smart bombs,...

US Air Force to buy JSM cruise missiles for F-35 jets

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The US Air Force is planning to buy 48 JSM (Joint Strike Missile) cruise missiles for its F-35 Lightning...

U.S. Air Force selects Raytheon, Northrop Grumman for hypersonic missile

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Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, has been selected by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to...

StormBreaker in successful test launch from F-35

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The U.S. Navy conducted two successful test launches of the StormBreaker precision-guided glide bomb from an F-35B Lightning II,...

Meteor BVRAAM successfully fired from Gripen E

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Swedish defence company Saab announced on 30 August that it had recently conducted the first test firing with the...

France successfully tests improved ASMPA nuclear missile

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France's Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) announced on 23 March that the successful qualification firing of the Air-Sol Moyenne...

U.S. to provide Ukraine with Switchblade loitering drones

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President Joe Biden signed an order to transfer $800 million worth of equipment to Ukraine. This new package includes...

UK begins integration of Meteor, SPEAR missiles on F-35 fighter jets

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BAE Systems announced 18 March that the company had received an initial funding award from Lockheed Martin, the prime...

Japan to develop long-range, anti-ship cruise missile

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Japan has decided to develop for the first time a long-range, anti-ship cruise missile that can be carried by...

Boeing contracted for Long Range Stand-Off Cruise Missile weapon system integration

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The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 13 March that The Boeing Company has been awarded a $250...

KONGSBERG awarded Joint Strike Missile contract for Japan’s F-35 fighter aircraft

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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) announced on 11 March that the company has entered into a contract with...

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